Engineering an Associate Degree-Level STEM Workforce Education Curriculum

Autor/inn/en	Selwitz, Jason L.; Ahring, Birgitte; Garcia-Perez, Manuel; Morrison, Judith
Titel	Engineering an Associate Degree-Level STEM Workforce Education Curriculum
Quelle	In: Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 42 (2018) 6, S.405-421 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Selwitz, Jason L.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1066-8926
DOI	10.1080/10668926.2017.1330714
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; Two Year Colleges; STEM Education; Job Training; Job Skills; Associate Degrees; Interviews; Graduates; Surveys; Professional Personnel; Industry; Curriculum Development; Curriculum Evaluation; Program Development; Energy; Sanitation; Washington + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; STEM; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Produktive Fertigkeit; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Graduate; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Personalbestand; Industrie; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Evaluation; Curriculumevaluation; Rahmenplan; Evaluierung; Programmplanung; Energie; Betriebshygiene
Abstract	Community and technical colleges serve a vital function in STEM education by training workers for medium- and high-skilled technical careers and providing employers the labor necessary to operate and maintain thriving business ventures. A curriculum developed with the elements of a systems-based approach results in a program more relevant to the needs of the institution, its students, and industry partners--and avoids the pitfalls of programs designed without a plan or process in place. To achieve validity and reliability, curriculum assessment tools should be conduits to collect critical feedback from students, graduates, and the industries and academic partners served. Research was undertaken to design and evaluate an associate degree-level STEM workforce education program at the nexus of bioenergy/bioproducts, electrical systems and maintenance, and wastewater treatment plant operations. Component to the research, a program's graduates were interviewed and professionals representing a spectrum of manufacturing/processing-type industries were surveyed. A curriculum development and assessment model emerged to help community and technical college faculty and administrators develop, evaluate, and revise associate degree-level STEM workforce education programs. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01